20 Olive Road, Norwich, NR5 0AT
About 20 Olive Road
20 Olive Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Norwich (NR5 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £251,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
20 Olive Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 16 years.
£251,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£251,000
+90.2%over 15 years27 October 2005
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR5 0AT: £232,500 (2024–2022).
Versus other Olive Road homes
20 Olive Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,486
Street avg £2,978
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.0 km
Valley Primary Academy. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







